Project Manager-Telecom Distribution

Telamon is a leading provider of connectivity integration, implementation, and distribution solutions for many of the world’s most recognized telecommunications, transportation and consumer brands. Founded in 1985, we are a minority-owned company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, and maintain a global footprint with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

This work isn’t easy—and that is exactly why we do it. Telamon thrives when we’re solving problems that help enhance connectivity and lead to simplicity, safety, and reliability in everyday life. We are cultivating deeper connections with every bond we forge: a more comprehensive network that serves the world around us—inside our walls and out.

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Plans, directs, and coordinates activities for existing or newly assigned projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame by supporting the business unit, customers, and companies, which may include but not limited to developing supporting documentation, the management of all customer related activities; and any ancillary new program support as required. Interaction with customers and internal employees will be required by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates. Typically, a Project Manager will be assigned to multiple concurrent projects of a routine nature, a small number of projects of moderate complexity, or a mixture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops, clarifies and manages the scope of the project, defines deliverables and achieves targeted outcomes.
• Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
• Assembles project team, identifies needed resources, assigns responsibilities and develops timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Determines project costs/ensures delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
• Ensures compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
• Performs cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.

Managerial Responsibility

• No direct reports.

Travel/Shift Requirements

• Occasional travel may be required. 

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

• Viewing a computer monitor/terminal for extended periods of time, reading, primarily on a computer monitor.

• Substantial repetitive movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers to work on a computer and keyboard. 

• Conveying detailed or important information to peers, managers, customers and other accurately and clearly.
• Occasional moving of office supplies up to 10 pounds.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to effectively meet customer's needs, build productive internal and external stakeholder relationships and take responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty. 
• Ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and customers. 
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks.
• Ability to identify, analyze and resolve issues and conflicts regardless of manager’s authority (or lack thereof) with the involved parties.
• Ability to escalate to the appropriate person, at the appropriate time, and in the appropriate manner.
• Ability to project manage multiple parallel projects.
• Ability to understand the financial impact of decisions on the profitability of the project.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Proficiency with basic office software and applications. 

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university and 1 to 2 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of relevant client project systems preferred.
• Business experience relevant to the assigned projects strongly preferred.